Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-07-29
MERE MENTION.

Nay
Quite shower of rain fell Sunday
morning.
The County Commissioners meet
next Monday.
Mr.. H. McReavy, of Union City
was in town, this week
The festive midsummer drummer
has made his appearance.
Capt. Parker has just had some ex-
tensive repairs made to his wharf
The weather, although it is mid
summer, remains delightfully."- cool.
A son was born to the wife of Err
nest Meyer, in this city, last Monday.
Messrs. J. w. Sprague and Robert
Wingate We're in the city the past
week.
Mrs. w. H. Clarke returned on
Wednesday, from a weeks visit at
Shelton.
Another load of castings arrived,
last Wednesday, for the Chambers
building.
Thomas II. Cavanaugh, of the Parti-
san made business visit to Tacoma
this week.
Cherries are going after the straw
berries and the larger fruits are COM
ing into the market.
Mrs. w. Cove and her daughter,
Mrs. E. Connie, of Steilacoom, are
, visiting friends in town.
The town is unusually full of In
dams, presumably on account of the
nearness Of hop-picking season.
The agents of the Home Library
Association are delivering the July in
stallment of their premium volumes.
Steam was gotten up, last Tuesday
evening at the gas works, and trial
made of the electric light machinery.
Mr.. Theodore Woodland, the Prince
of Caterers" now has charge of the
dining room on the steamer Fleetwood.
Reports from the rural districts are
to the effect that the various crops
were greatly benefited by the late
rain.
Eggs now command 80 cents per
dozen, butter Is cts. per pound, pota-
toes (new) 2 cts. and onions cents
per pound.
The steamer Messenger carries pas
sengers ON quick schedule time be-
tween Olympia and Tacoma, at round
trip rates of one dollar.
The Seatco coal mine company are
erecting bunkers at their mine of about
500 tons capacity, and propose increas-
ing their output to about $50 tons per
day.
The Hoffman Stove and Harware
Co., of Eastside, have just received an
unusually large and fine assortment
of goods in their line, direct from the
East.
Go to Arthur Ellis furniture store
and see the extensive invoice just re-
ceived by him, of genuine antique
oak and walnut parlor and bedroom
suits.
Messrs. Toklas & kaufman are hav-
ing the north windows of their store
enlarged, to afford more light in the
central portion of their long sales
k1bom.-
Gov. Semple will attend the water
way convention, which meets at As
toria next Wednesday, and then visit
nwaco, Oysterville and points on
Gray's Harbor.
The schooner James B. Kenny will
sail from San Francisco, tomorrow,
for Olympia direct. She will bring a
full cargo for our merchants and load
with lumber at this point.
A trial of the electric light will be
made tonight by street arc light cor
ner of Fourth and Main, and q modi-
fication Of the same for indoor illum-
ination at Dickinson's saloon.
The young people of Scandinavian
church of Tacoma, propose making an
excursion to Olympia tomorrow, by
the steamer Clara Brown. They will
leave at Z 80 A. NJ, and should arrive
here about 10 o'clock.
The STANDARD omitted to note, last
week, q visit from that veteran Demo
crat, Mr.. Thos. N. Cation, of Walla
Wa!la, who was over to the Sound on
trip combining business and pleas
ure. We are always pleased to see
Tom, for We know his head is invar-
iably level and his heart always right.
The Min Dramatic Co. performed
to . slim-very slim-house, Saturday
night, notwithstanding two boys with
bells and banners paraded the streets
Saturday afternoon announcing its
coming. Heightened showmen must
expect to be classed with snide per-
formers when they adopt snide
Nhethods of conducting their business.
The Directors of Olympia School
District have resolved to call for vote
for special tax upon only about one
half the amount originally stated in
their advertisement, with the under
standing that next year a vote will be
authorized for the remainder. The
vote on the 26th prox., will be, there
fore, ON a tax of 81, 600, instead of 49,
500.